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The United States of America is the fourth largest country in the world (after Russia, Canada and China).

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA


Слайд 2The United States of America is the fourth largest country in

the world (after Russia, Canada and China).

Слайд 3It is situated in the central part of the North American

Continent. It also includes Alaska and Hawaii. The USA borders on Canada in the north and on Mexico on the south. The total area of the country is more than nine million square kilometers.


Слайд 4It is washed by the Pacific Ocean in the west and

the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico in the east.

Слайд 5It is a very large country, so the climate is different

from state to state. It is mostly temperate but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, and arctic in Alaska.

Слайд 6The most important rivers in the USA are the Mississippi, the

Colorado, the Ohio and the Hudson River. The main mountain chains are the Cordillera in the west and the Appalachian Mountains in the east. The Great Lakes on the border with Canada are the largest and the deepest in the USA.

Слайд 7Natural resources include nickel, lead, silver, iron, petroleum, natural gas and

others.

Слайд 8The USA is called ‘the nation of immigrants’. The country was

settled, built and developed by generations of immigrants and their children. Many different cultural traditions, ethic sympathies, racial groups and religions make up people of the USA. The population of the country is about 265 million people.

Слайд 9The United States is a democratic federal republic. It comprises 50

states including the District of Columbia, where the capital of the country is situated.





The largest state is Alaska, and the smallest is Rhode Island. Each state has its own legislature.

Слайд 10Head of the State is the President, who is elected every

four years.

Слайд 11Washington DC (District of Columbia) is the capital of the country

and the seat of the government.












The Capitol, where the Congress meets is in the centre of the city.

Слайд 12The White House, the residence of the President, is the oldest

public building in Washington and one of the most beautiful.

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There are two political parties in the USA: the Republican and

the Democratic.

Слайд 14The largest cities of the USA are:


Слайд 15 New York


Слайд 16 Los Angeles


Слайд 17 Chicago


Слайд 18 Philadelphia


Слайд 20 San-Francisco


Слайд 21 Baltimore


Слайд 22 Atlanta


Слайд 23... and many others.


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The flag of the United States of America is called “Stars

and Stripes”. There are three colours on the flag- red, white and blue. Americans are proud of their flag and display it in many places.

Слайд 25One of the famous symbols of the USA is the Statue

of Liberty.

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The Statue of Liberty was put up in New York Harbor

in 1886. It was designed by Bartholdi, a French sculptor, who worked ten years at it. Then the statue was taken to pieces and shipped across the Atlantic as a gift from the French government to the United States.

Слайд 27The statue of Liberty is a woman who holds a torch

up high. She symbolizes a welcome to a land of freedom.


Слайд 28Here is the Mount Rushmore Memorial.


The construction of this memorial

began in 1925. Gutzon Borglum, a famous American sculptor, carved on the face of Mount Rushmore the heads of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt.

Слайд 29This tremendous work, which took fourteen years to complete, was finished

in 1941.




These gigantic heads are eighteen metres high. This memorial is often visited by the tourists who come to the USA.

Слайд 30Презентация выполнена
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Умриловой Ольгой Леонидовной
МОУ лицей г. Вятские

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